Raise High the Roof Beam, Hip-hoppers
At VH1's Fifth Annual Hip-Hop Honors Awards last night, we learned how the performers alleviate their preshow jitters. Cypress Hill was scouting the Hammerstein Ballroom for a primo place to blaze, while Scarface defied Mayor Bloomberg's smoking laws. Find out other ways to relax from the likes of MC Lyte, Fabolous, and others in our Party Lines slideshow.

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